Current research projects
Living in Prefabricated Housing. Housing Quality at Low Cost - Concepts, Strategies and Approaches Put to the Test (WiP)
Low-income households are a growing demand group on the housing market. On the example of panel areas in Erfurt and Chemnitz the research project examines strategies and concepts of municipal housing companies in order to provide affordable housing for households with low income corresponding to their residential needs.
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), 08.2010 - 07.2013
WASta - Living of Elderly People in the Context of Urban Development (BMBF)
The maturing and diversification of society due to the ongoing demographic change implicate modified demands on housing. Particularly the importance of different lifestyle groups among seniors will increase for housing economy. In order to be competitive in an aging market the building companies as well as all other kinds of business will have to adapt and react to the changed demands. Therefore it will be especially important to attend to the demands of the growing sector of elderly people. In this research project, we want to analyze the very heterogenic group of elderly people and find a systematization to classify the Aged.
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), 07.2009 - 06.2012
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Cities and Climate Protection – Strategic Implementation of Sustainable Energy Management for the Reduction of CO2 Emissions
The project’s aim is to support local authorities that are planning to use the future-oriented regulation approach of local sustainability management in order to achieve a reduction of CO2 emissions.
German Environment Foundation (DBU), 02.2008 - 01.2011
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NaBeWo - Demand-oriented Portfolio Development in the Housing Industry
Against the background of demographic change and modified housing requirements the competition for tenants on the housing market will further increase. The dialogue between sciences and housing economy in the project is to contribute to innovative approaches for a demand-oriented portfolio policy. The objectives of the project are: developing innovative forms of housing, implementing complementary services, embedding new forms of governance and extending marketing activities to strengthen the competitive advantages of the housing cooperatives (German: Wohnungsbaugenossenschaften). This approach is going to be elaborated with partners of the housing industry in Erfurt and Berlin. The conceptual design is based on analyzing the relevant data of the housing stock at the model locations and looking at innovative and economically remarkable best practices in order to identify need for action and develop compatible solutions. The concepts will be put to the test in the chosen cities and evaluated scientifically.
Federal Ministry of Education and Research, 04.2007 - 04.2010
Urban and Regional Management - Strategies for Modernisation in Cities and Regions
Urban and regional management is a reaction to current challenges of spatial development and planning. Especially the interfaces to administration modernisation, cooperation and participation are significant. Within this research project, the following questions are to be explored: Which consequences for urban-regional development and planning can be drawn from the ongoing changes in economics and society? In which fields of activity do new strategies and approaches emerge, and which instruments and practices are being implemented? Which potentials and restrictions can be deduced for urban and regional development?
Brandenburg University of Technology, University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, since 2002.